GV Kelley, a first year MFA Ceramics student, has been awarded a scholarship through the Penland School of Arts + Crafts Higher Education Partners Program.

Kelley found about the scholarship through the School of Art and Art History graduate student listserv.

“As soon as I saw the email I immediately set to work to fulfil the application requirements,” they said. “I wrote a letter to the current Director of the SA+AH, Maria Rogal, to talk about who I am, my experience at UF, why attending a workshop at Penland would aid my artistic growth and professional network, and how I could then benefit my school upon my return. I completely rewrote my artist statement to bring it up to speed with what I am making in graduate school. I also added a few photos of my work.”

Asia McKenzie, “MFA Ceramics student awarded scholarship through Penland School of Arts + Crafts,” College of the Arts: In the Loop, Mar 20, 2017, http://arts.ufl.edu/in-the-loop/news/mfa-ceramics-student-awarded-scholarship-through-penland-school-of-arts-crafts/